In addition to the Seventh Circuit, every other federal appeals courts to address the issue thus far has reached the same conclusion. (Credit: Shutterstock)

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has become the latest federal appeals court to hold that pandemic-related business losses do not constitute "physical loss of or damage to property" covered under business interruption insurance policies — citing a "growing national consensus" on the issue.

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